#crochet book sleeve

[the---hermit]

crochet book sleeve

I very recently made this crochet book sleeve, and I was asked to share the pattern I used. I did not follow any patter found online, I crafted one myself and here's how I did it. I am no expert in crochet, and I improvised but it turned out pretty nice. I personally used some left over yarn from other projects, but you can use any that you like. I know that books have very different sizes depending on the coutry they are printed it, the English/ USA editions I have are totally differnt from the majority of my books in Italian, so I'd advise to take your own mesurements depending on the average book size in your country. I personally decided to mesure up an hardcover book in order to have a slightly bigger book sleeve. The number of chains you create to start of course depends on the size of the yarn you pick, I advise to start with a ruler nearby so that you can check the mesurements depending on your own plan. The book I picked as reference for the mesures was approximately 23x16x3.5 cm. I therefore created a plan using slightly bigger measures: 25x18x5 cm.

My original plan and a drawing to hopefully make things a but clearer for you.

I was lazy so I decided to create the main structure with just three panels: one for the front, one with the same measures for the back, and a long strip to make both sides and the bottom. It was certainly quicker, but I do not recommend doing as I did. I would recommend dividing this in three separate pieces two for the sides and one for the bottom. Here's why: by doing as I did the bottom is not perfectly square, and it can be a little harder to sew together with the front and back. If you create three separate pieces it might take a bit more time, but believe me it will be much better. Lastly I created a smaller panel for the front pocket, that had the same lenght measure as the front, but was about half of its height. I recommend doing all the different pieces first and only after sew them together. I personally decided to use a tunisian stitch for the all the panels except for the pocket which I made with an alpine stitch. I think the contrasting stitch looks nice, but honestly do whatever you like best. After having all your panels firstly sew the pocket to the front panel, and just after that start attaching the sides and bottom. Remember to saw with the right sides facing each other, so that the stitches won't show in the end result (except for the front pocket, that you'll have to sew on top of the front panel in the way it will be at the end). When you are done attaching all the panels you can add a button and a string to close it on top and you are done.

I hope this was clear, I don't know all the technical terms in English, so I'm sorry about that. If I wasn't too clear just let me know. And if you end up doing this let me know!!

[sunsetcats]

New book sleeve drop available tomorrow at 12PST! 💗💗💗

@Hamlambcrochet on IG/Ko-fi/Depop 🫶

[abednadirsgf]

Finished crochet book sleeve for my friend's birthday present tomorrow!! made from 20 flower granny sqaures and finished with a pearl pink flower button <3 🌸

[booksthatreallybang]

Books keep getting crumpled in your bag? Want to protect your kindle? I make these adorable book / kindle covers and sell them on depop with a number of other funky things!

Check them out 📚❤️

[ickleronikins]

[tryingtoremembermyname]

here are most of the crochet booksleeves i have made so far in 2023 !

what do you guys think? which one is your favourite?

[rowaelinsdaughter]

crocheting because m*rdering is illegal :)

[wolfandmoonshine]

a custom crochet book sleeve order I recently finished! I absolutely loved making these!! 💜🌿✨️

[bismutharts]

so i got a new bible. and despite it being sold in a protective casing, what if that gets damaged? i can't make a new one. but i Can crochet

i am using the DanDan square pattern, i was lucky in 1 square being pretty much 10 cm and my bible's circumference is 40 cm

so i attatched the squares using the PLT join method in the last row, i like hooked by robin's video on that technique

and now i've arrived at crocheting what goes over the spine . these photos are of a swatch i made to test how many stitches the corner would be, so how many stitches i'd need to start with

some maths was had, and then re-had because i did it badly

[sweetlittlevampire]

So the hardcover copy of Heart of Glass @trippednfell made me came in an envelope and a ziploc bag for protection (and easy access in case customs would have needed to open it), but since I want nothing to happen to that cover...I crocheted a book sleeve for it.

First time trying the tulip stitch because that was the closest to gentians I could get. I need some more practice with this, and the sleeve needs blocking, but for now I am really pleased with it.

Also when it comes to bookmarks, I might not be able to craft a real stained glass gentian - but I sure as hell can crochet one!

The book came with a bookmark with my name on it, but that one lives in my journal.

If you haven't seen the book yet, yoz can find it here in this post.

And if you wanna read Heart of Glass, a Wangxian fanfic set in a steampunk-vibish (no actual steampunk) universe in which stained glass has magical properties? You can read it here.

[sunsetcats]

2/5 of the sleeves I will be selling tmo at 12PST💗

To purchase: IG/Ko-Fi: HamLambCrochet

[kajaono]

The finale book envelope design:

I am so satisfied by how it turned out. The little rose looks like a wax seal 🥺

[athran-crochet]

new booksleeve with flowers

[gardenvarietycrafts]

Day 4

Once again, I'm not quite done working on this for the night, but I put it on a longer cord to measure it before I got too much further, and it fits really well! I'm thinking around 11 more inches of the body before I start the ribbing, but we're definitely getting there. Around halfway through yarn ball #3, which based on meterage, puts me approximately a quarter to a third of the way done. So far I'm having a great time with it!

[ddejavvu]

learning how to crochet is like my ultimate dream because it means i can weave the ugliest chunkiest grossest itchiest grandpa sweaters exactly tuned to my tastes instead of hoping that i can scrounge the old navy men's section in january but unfortunately i've started a little over a day ago and i haven't made a sweater yet which i think is pretty lazy of me so :/

[tryingtoremembermyname]

Hello! Your crochet booksleeves are gorgeous omg!! I’ve just begun to crochet; would you recommend making booksleeves to a beginner? Also, if yes, where do you get good patterns? Thank you!!

Hi! thank you so so much love! 💓

• I think crochet booksleeves could be appropriate for a beginner, it just depends of the pattern. I personnaly started crocheting in october 2022, i wanted a granny square blanket and didn't want to spend 200 euros on one ; and i knew deep down that as someone who is very manual i would be able to learn how to make one.

youtube videos : youtube is amazing when it comes to video tutorials. having a visual of what's happening in the crochet pattern can be really helpful if you are a beginner. this is what i personnaly started with. as i said, i had this idea of a granny square blanket so i bought the yarn, found a youtube tutorials and just followed the video. it was confusing at first and i didn't understand that was happening. i didn't even try to learn the crochet term to be honest... i simply followed my muscle memory and i made granny squares after granny squares (that obviously helped me to work of the tension in my hands, so my squares became better and better). anyways, youtube tutorials are great and if you want to make your first crochet book sleeve, and 6 simple granny squares that you assemble together can be a great way to start.

pinterest : that social media is so amazing when it comes to patterns (if you feel confortable with written patterns). if you check my previous crochet post you'll see that all of my crochet booksleeves all look different, but in reality most of them are very similar, what makes a huge difference are the colours i am using. when i started getting into much harder patterns, i found a free website through pinterest with a dozen patterns of squares which changed my life. search for the Bláithín Blanket Stash from Annie Design Crochet ; most of the square you see are from her, they just look different because i play with colours as much as possible to make them look different and original.

• another great way to create crochet booksleeves (that i randomly came up with when i was taking a shower on a normal friday night) :

this design is simply 8 rectangles (I made them with half double crochet - US terms) that I assembled to together, and decorated with some appliques (same as the granny squares, appliques are really easy to find. for example type : butterfly applique crochet pattern and you’ll find dozens of them).

I really really hope this post helps you with you crochet journey, if you guys have any questions (even if you really want to find a free pattern, i’m like a pro at finding them now) do no hesitate to ask me and I will be glad to help!! 💓